24 December 1545 – Henry VIII’s Final Speech to Parliament
On 24th December 1545, King Henry VIII made his final speech to Parliament. Historian Robert Hutchinson describes it…
Henry VIII
The Excommunication of Henry VIII
On this day in history, 17th December 1538, Pope Paul III announced that Henry VIII had been excommunicated…
26 November 1533 – Henry VIII’s Illegitimate Son Gets Married
On 26th November 1533 at Hampton Court Palace, fourteen year-old Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and…
Sir William Butts
Today marks the anniversary of the death of Sir William Butts, Henry VIII’s trusted physician, on 22nd November…
14 November 1532 – The Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn?
Although we know that Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn had a private, and rather secret, marriage ceremony on…
12 November 1532 – Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Set Sail for Dover
At midnight on Tuesday 12th November 1532, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Marquis of Pembroke, set sail…
11 November 1541 – Archbishop Cranmer instructed to move Catherine Howard to Syon House
On this day in history, 11th November 1541, Henry VIII’s council sent Archbishop Thomas Cranmer a letter containing…